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Jyothika
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Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil and Hindi films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (a record for Best Actress award for four times) and Kalaimamani Award. Jyothika is regarded among the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema, and has been ranked among the best South Indian actresses.
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Acting · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Jyothika Saravanan born as Jyothika Sadanah is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi. Jyothika received critical praise…
Known for
- System — Sarika Rawat2026
- Dabba Cartel — Varuna2025
- Srikanth — Devika2024
- Shaitaan — Jyoti Rishi2024
- Kaathal - The Core — Omana Philip2023
- Udanpirappe — Maathangi Sargunam2021
- Ponmagal Vandhal — Venba2020
- Jackpot — Akshaya2019
- Raatchasi — Geetha Rani2019
- Thambi — Parvathy2019
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- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 26
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Jyothika
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- Jyothika in 2014
- Person.birth_name
- Jyothika Sadanah
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- Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai)
- Person.other_names
- Jyothika Saravanan
- Person.yearsactive
- 1998–present
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- Full list
- Person.children
- 2
- Person.family
- Sadanah familySivakumar family (by marriage)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Debut and early career (1998–2002)
- Success and leading actress in Tamil cinema (2003–2009)
- Film comeback and further work (2015–2017)
- Further success and recent work (2018–present)
- Work in Telugu and Malayalam films (2003–2023)
- Successful return to Hindi cinema (2024–present)
- Personal life
- Other ventures
- Off-screen work
- Philanthropy
- Brand endorsements
- In the media
- Filmography
- Accolades
- References
- External links
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil and Hindi films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (a record for Best Actress award for four times) and Kalaimamani Award. Jyothika is regarded among the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema, and has been ranked among the best South Indian actresses.
The Hindi-language Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan, was Jyothika's film debut. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaalee (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South for the former film. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi (2000). A string of successful films followed and Jyothika gained prominence for her performances in Kushi (2000), Dumm Dumm Dumm(2001), Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2004), Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005) and Mozhi, (2007), for the latter three she won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. For the movie, Mozhi, she was in the final three for National Film Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies.
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